The Porter's Son, part 1 · page 21 2101The good God knows whom He will summon to Himself."102But they kept her after all; and George drew pictures and sent them to her.103He drew the Czar's palace; the old Kremlin at Moscow, just as it stood, with towers and cupolas; and these cupolas looked like gigantic green and gold cucumbers, at least in George's drawing.104Little Emily was highly pleased, and consequently, when a week had elapsed, George sent her a few more pictures, all with buildings in them; for, you see, she could imagine all sorts of things inside the windows and doors.105He drew a Chinese house, with bells hanging from every one of sixteen stories.106He drew two Grecian temples with slender marble pillars, and with steps all round them.107He drew a Norwegian church.108It was easy to see that this church had been built entirely of wood, hewn out and wonderfully put together; every story looked as if it had rockers, like a cradle.109But the most beautiful of all was the castle, drawn on one of the leaves, and which he called "Emily's Castle."110This was the kind of place in which she must live.111That is what George had thought, and consequently he had put into this building whatever he thought most beautiful in all the others.112It had carved wood-work, like the Norwegian church; marble pillars, like the Grecian temple; bells in every story; and was crowned with cupolas, green and gilded, like those of the Kremlin of the Czar.113It was a real child's castle, and under every window was written what the hall or the room inside was intended to be; for instance: "Here Emily sleeps;" "Here Emily dances;" "Here Emily plays at receiving visitors."114It was a real pleasure to look at the castle, and right well was the castle looked at accordingly.115"Charming!" said the General.116But the old Count--for there was an old Count there, who was still grander than the General, and had a castle of his own--said nothing at all; he heard that it had been designed and drawn by the porter's little son.117Not that he was so very little, either, for he had already been confirmed.118The old Count looked at the pictures, and had his own thoughts as he did so.1 2← previousThe Portuguese Ducknext →The Porter's Son, part 2↑ back to Fairy Tales of Hans Christian AndersenThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/146/page/2/